Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
GENERAL NOTES.

THE EMPRESS EUGENE has gone to
Scotland to remain until October.
A NEW steel el-making concern, with
capital of $3,Oo0,000, is seon to be estab
lished in Esst st. Louis.
The Chinese Government has bought
5000 tons of steel rails, and the Indian
Goyernment has just ordered $4,000 tons.
ONE hundred coke ovens will be built
at Coal iale, Ala, and a largo steel manu-
featuring plant will be located at North
Birmingham.
FIVE million dollars have been subscrib-
ed to build a new town near Stevenson,
Ala, where manufacturing Will be done
on a large scale.
WINDOW GLASS works are extending
throughout the West. The cost of freight
from Pittsburg is more than the cost of
the ware in some cases. The Mexican de-
mand for glass is increasing yearly.
THE Charles Stewart Paper Company,
of Cincinnati, failed Tuesday. The as
sets are $4,000; the liabilities are figured
at 100000.
DIR. CARVER, the famous narksman, shot
1000 glass balls in 4312 minutes at Du
buque, Iowa, Tuesday.
A COMMITTEE of the Internationa Medi-
cal Congress, in session at Washington,
decided to report in favor of holding
the next meeting at Berlin, Germany, in
1900.
CHIPMAN d HoLT, extensive coal dealers
of Philadelphia, Pa, have failed, the dis
aster being due to the assignments of
Charles L. Pennock d Co, and Robert
Hare Powell d 90. The assets are $685.
600, and the liabilities $4,000.
RECEIVER took charge Thursday of
the business of Colby, Duncan & Co,
piano manufacturers at New York, whose
liabilities are said to BE- about 175, 600.
The com pany was affected by the failure
of n. A. Cross d Co, of Chicago.
THE trustee of the insolvent firm of
E. l.. Harper d Co, has reported to the
Probate Court, at Cincinnati, that the
total appraised value of the assets is but
S103,202, while the direct and indirect
liabilities foot up IS, ,154,S17. The credit
ors may get about four cents on the dol
lar.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will meet at Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. l3,
to afford western wholesale shippers an
opportunity of showing why railroads
should be granted the privilege OF ship
ping small quantity of merchandise at
the same rate as carload.
THE contract of the Baltimore and
Ohio Road with the syndicate has been
ratified by the board of directors. Balti-
more and Ohio shares sold down to 125
Wednesday on the Baltimore Stock Board.
At tFe close Tuesday 1891 was bid.
ScANpALoUs performances of certain
business and professional men of Con-
cord, n. A., with two yo1ng girls are re-
ported by Boston paper, the confession
of one of the girls causing the expose,
which will probably result IN civil and
criminal suits.
IN the trial of Fred Munchrath, for the
murder of the Rev. Mr.. Haddock. in
Sioux City, Iowa, it is said an attempt
will be made to affect the honesty of the
jury. On the special venire 1t is claimed
there are some sa.oon-keepers, among
the number being the man in whose place
the plans we're laid and finally resulted in
Mr.. Hsddock's martyrd 9m.
LETTER CARRIER ALBERT HOWELL, of
Boston, was long considered & remark
ably pious young man. because h always
kept Bible on his desk and studied it
when he had moment to spare. But
now it appears that he has for some time
| been stealing letters from the boxes of
other carriers, several of whom were dis
charged for disappearance of the letters.
ALL the railroads in Great Britain
spent last year only e21, ,949 for illegal
and parliamentary expenses" Some facts
obtained by our Psci6c railway commits
sion would Justify the suspicion, if the
| English return. are true, that state legis-
letors-to say nothing of cougressmen-
are much more costly than members of
| the B-itish parliament.
A SHIP has brought intelligence to San
| Francisco that the population of Pitcairn
Island has increased TO lo7, of whom So
| are women, and that but three deaths
have occurred in the past three years.
| This is the island on which the mutinous
crew of the ship Bounty took refuge in
| 1889.
| yIcE PRESIDENT SPESoER. of the Balti-
| more and Ohio Road. denies the report